Over 1,000 global experts attend QU workshop on road safety

Over 1,000 global experts attend QU workshop on road safety

Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Centre in Qatar University's College of Engineering in collaboration with the International Road Federation (IRF), World Conference on Transport Research Society, and Khatib & Alami Consolidated Engineering Company jointly organised an international technical workshop entitled 'Introduction to Road Safety Audits,' QNA reported.

The workshop aims to build knowledge and understanding around the importance and benefits of RSAs, which are one of the main risk assessment tools that can be applied at successive stages of road planning, design, and operations.

Furthermore, it provided introductory knowledge on the scope and procedure of RSAs as well as the role and skills of the RSA team.

More than 1,100 international experts on road safety attended the workshop from more than 55 countries.

Director of Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Centre Dr Mohamed al-Qaradawi, commented that the workshop is part of the centre's continuous efforts to share expertise with international partners to disseminate knowledge and awareness in road safety.

The workshop highlights the centre's role in advancing research and knowledge in traffic safety, and in contributing to the community locally, and internationally.

During the workshop, distinguished experts from the IRF and Public Works Authority (Ashghal), delivered technical presentations addressing different issues related to road